Coil Wire Identification

[Dave Hood]

Hi guys,

I’m replacing my distributor with a new Pertronix distributor. I’m also adding a new coil. I have 2 questions.

1. What are the wires that are currently attached to the coil?

2. Since I’m adding a new modern distributor do I need the condenser that’s attached to the bottom of the coil. Not sure that’s it name.

Any suggestion you have about me changing it over are appreciated. Thanks

Dave

 

[suds788]

The red & yellow wire tied together on the (Pos side) red is a resistance wire to your ignition - the yellow is to the starter (delivers full 12V when starting). Should be a primary wire from Distributor to (Neg side) can't tell from pic where it's coming from but usually the primary wire is black. If that is a brown wire it should be to your tack if your car is so equipped (or it's your primary from distrib). That condenser is a suppression condenser and it takes the static noise out of the system like for your radio and depending what you new distributor calls for yes you need it. You didn't say if you're going back with points or HEI I'm assuming points.

 

[Dave Hood]

So all the wires should stay? This is what I’m installing.

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Anything else I need to know please let me know. Thanks.

 

[Mitch_Z]

You really need to say what year, early years used a 1.35 Ohm resistance wire to the coil which you do not want.

 

[Dave Hood]

Sorry it’s a 1972 Camaro Z/28.

 

[Mitch_Z]

Well we do have a diagram for 73 which shows the 1.35 Ohm resistance wire so I'm assuming 72 had it also. You need to know if the new ignition needs a 12V 12 gauge wire.

1973 Camaro Engine & Forward Light Wiring Schematic

1973 Camaro Engine & Forward Light Wiring Schematic.

www.nastyz28.com

 

[Ken70]

You should remove that resistance wire and replace with a 12 gauge one for a full 12 volt source . I removed mine from the firewall connector but if you can’t do that just grab a 12 volt with key on source from fuse box to insure a full solid 12volt to the coil.

 

[Ken70]

Here you are sorry for the tech issues

 

[Ken70]

Irised this terminal and soldered a yellow 12 gauge wire on : ran it to the positive side of coil. My coil
Is a lil bigger but same idea

 

[Dave Hood]

Thanks Ken